Closing on Defense cuts

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Both the House and Senate versions of the fiscal 2005 defense appropriations bill propose spending cuts in information technology for the Defense Department. House lawmakers are seeking reductions of $496.4 million across dozens of programs. The Senate wants to cut only $113.5 million from two programs.The bills must be resolved by a House/Senate conference committee. Here are some provisions of the respective bills:

If the House version passes, the following programs would lose or gain: